About us

Shankly.com was originally created by Derek Dohren in the summer of 1997. Borne out of a dearth of information on the web at that time relating to Shanks, the site has become the definitive internet resource of football's greatest.

The original shankly.com (click on image for a larger version)

Shankly.com was purchased by LFChistory.net in February 2008 and has added a lot of quotes, photos, stories and articles and will update regularly with interesting articles from Shankly's life and times.

LFChistory.net also felt it was important to launch the new Shankly.com with the blessing of the Shankly family, which we are pleased to say we have received.

After the launch we got this message from Vic Gill - Shankly's son-in-law: "Fantastic site, Karen said she wanted a shrine for her granddad, I think she has got one. Great work".

Shankly.com was relaunched by LFChistory.net on 17th February 2009.

The following have been invaluable in helping us put together this website:

Shankly by Bill Shankly (1977) Tommy Smith - I did It the Hard Way (1980) BILL SHANKLY - It's Much More Important Than That: The biography by Stephen F. Kelly (1997) Tommy Smith - Over The Top (1998) Talking Shankly by Tom Darby (1998) The Best Of Times - My Favourite Football Stories by George Best and Les Scott (1999) The Essential Shankly by John Keith (2001) Shankly - From Glenbuck to Wembley by Phil Thompson and Steve Hale (2004) The Real Bill Shankly by Sport Media (2007)

And a special thank you to Ian CallaghanSir Tom FinneyBrian HallEmlyn HughesJohn KeithRonnie MoranGeorge ScottTommy Smith

The pages at shankly.com are copyright of LFChistory.net

*Legal notices*

Where applicable and where copyright has been established, LFChistory.net is glad to acknowledge the source of any material on these pages that can be proven to originate elsewhere.

Shanks quote

"A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are. In my time at Anfield we always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside, Liverpool and Liverpool reserves."